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Entiat, WA town hall & government

Entiat spent $1.7 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,309 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Entiat's government.

Town budget

Where Entiat's money goes

Spent
$1.7 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,309
typical Washington cities: $1,978
Long-term debt
$2.9 million
$2,226 per resident
Water & other utilities
$429,00025%
Sewer & trash
$307,00018%
Parks & libraries
$295,00018%
Administration & buildings
$236,00014%
Police
$119,0007%
Interest on debt
$119,0007%
Roads & transportation
$96,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$26,0002%
Housing & development
$26,0002%
Fire
$14,0001%
Health & welfare
$13,0001%
Other
$5,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 23%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • From the state 11%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Entiat

Full-time staff
9
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$84,300
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
3 full-time7 part
Parks & libraries
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
2 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Entiat School District

Entiat's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,538
Washington: $18,444
Students
413
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Washington districts overall: 27% local, 66% state, 8% federal

  • Local 18%
  • State 69%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $17,538 per pupil, $9,799 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Entiat pay

Typical tax bill
$2,323
a year · Washington typical $4,556
Effective rate
0.64%
of home value · Washington 0.81%
Typical home value
$364,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Entiat's government

🏛️ Official websiteentiat.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Entiat →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Entiat

Entiat is represented in Congress by Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Representative Kim Schrier. Bob Ferguson is governor.

All of Entiat's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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